How to sabotage UESC comms antenna in North or South Relay in Marathon

One of the starter contracts in Marathon, aka Welcome to Tau Ceti 2/2, tasks you with sabotaging a UESC comms antenna.

While the task isn’t very difficult, it can be tricky. On one hand, the game doesn’t give you the exact location unless you’re very close to the spot. On the other hand, you have to take care of the UESC and rival runners.

This guide will help you to complete the task as quickly as possible so that you can move on to the more advanced contracts.

UESC comms antenna location in Marathon

The first task is to locate the UESC comms antenna. There are two antennas to find: one in the North Relay and the other in the South Relay. Both are named locations on the Perimeter map, so finding them isn’t a difficult task.

The trickier aspect of the quest is to locate the antenna. When you open the map, the antenna isn’t displayed, and the quest marker appears only when you’re about 80m away. I completed the quest at the South Relay location because it was closer to where I had spawned.

The antenna in the South Relay is close northern part of the location, located by a one-storeyed room. It’s quite close to the East Wall, and I have marked its location in the image above. Approach the tower, and you’ll get the option to interact with it.

Interact with the comms antenna, and the sabotage will be complete. Once you complete your run, you’ll be able to claim your rewards from the menu. Once you clear the initial batch of contracts, you can then gain access to more advanced contracts like Introducing: Traxus. You can complete them to get better rewards, and also unlock more factions, which has its own set of rewards.

Since this is a beginner quest, you don’t have to focus much on any specific Runner Shell. You can use whatever is available and try to play in a squad to make it easier to finish the contract.

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